"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course. (1)" With the phrase “respect . . . requires,” from paragraph 1, Stanton appeals to which of the following values?
A.
faith
B.
liberty
C.
honor
D.
security
E.
patriotism